A new student-led activism forum, Notts Spiking Awareness (NSA), is the latest organisation to take a stand against the Nottingham spiking crisis within clubs. NSA…
View More An interview with Notts Spiking Awareness: “It is more than one voice, when we all come together”
Nottingham’s Childline team are appealing for new volunteers to train and help young people. In the last year, Nottingham’s Childline service delivered 13,171 counselling sessions…
View More Childline appeals for new volunteers to support young people
While many people have chosen to abstain from alcohol for Dry January, a Nottingham couple is set to reach their 1,000th pub, as they aim to…
View More Sneinton couple reaches millennial milestone in journey to visit all Nottinghamshire pubs
Being a university student about to go into your final year of studies can be daunting enough on its own but imagine being diagnosed with…
View More ‘I just attacked it head on’: NTU alumnus and karate fighter shares the story of the toughest battle of his life ahead of TEDx event
Earlier this week, the government announced that Student Finance England (SFE) maintenance loans for university students will only increase by 2.8 per cent to combat…
View More Student maintenance loans to only rise by 2.8 per cent against 10 per cent inflation
Two entrepreneurs have taken to the pubs of Nottingham to fill a hidden market gap for beer and food tasting. Lucy Simons, 54 from Sherwood…
View More Start-up beer and food tasting business drives to fill hidden Nottingham market
Though we’re often quite modest about our achievements, here at Platform we certainly like to celebrate things in the right way. As 2022 draws to…
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Residents of St Ann’s have spoken of the ‘brilliant’ services being provided by a community group acting as a warm hub for those struggling to…
View More St Ann’s warm hub offers festive spirit to the community
A Nottingham Trent University lecturer has rolled into her mid-60s with a skateboarding award half a century later than her competition. Professor Carrie Paecther took…
View More Nottingham Trent University lecturer gets skateboarding qualification at age of 64
A Nottinghamshire mum has thanked organisers of a music fundraiser gig which raised over £25,000 for her son’s disability charity. Charity organisation Nottingham Hot Property…
View More Grateful mum shares positive impact of disability charity fundraiser